Songs For A New World

Songs is a different kind of musical. There is no one, single narrative. Each song is its own story, it's own mini-musical. In these stories we meet people who reach that point where they must decide: do I keep going, do I stop, or do I go back? Their stories are about that one moment where the choice will make the difference.
 

A poor teenage boy chooses between life on the streets and his basketball dream. An attention seeker chooses whether or not to jump off a building ledge with media gathered below. Santa Claus has a (Jewish) wife who is considering divorce because he spends too much time with the reindeer and elves. A woman chooses between the men who love her and finding a man who can give her the world. The ghost of a returned soldier sings to his mother as his body is flown home. A teenage girl finds out she's pregnant and decides what to do with her unborn child. These characters and many more populate the rich tapestry of songs in Songs For A New World.
 

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Songs For A New World is by Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown (The Last 5 Years, Parade). 

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Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995 (Kyle Renick, Artistic Director)

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)

All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia